X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mail set sender to geda-user-bounces using -f X-Recipient: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-CMAE-Analysis: v=2.4 cv=J8JvUCrS c=1 sm=1 tr=0 ts=625c55aa a=+cj0cO56Fp8x7EdhTra87A==:117 a=WV0CGZy6ag2JG8mfjT+2Eg==:17 a=9+rZDBEiDlHhcck0kWbJtElFXBc=:19 a=gQX1269ULFhLm4Thdby34LUHVW0=:19 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=z0gMJWrwH1QA:10 a=dmlmO5gyAAAA:8 a=vH_4D1A2AAAA:8 a=Mj1Xp5F7AAAA:8 a=zqZjl7xYAAAA:8 a=XWICgLqPpiYIX-3PJfwA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=RFtmYMOM12sA:10 a=gFE-7FYHWvNzGF8b5qNZ:22 a=d_j_-UmsqRBltWbbcLHf:22 a=OUuVTtxqOtuBCUbzKsTN:22 a=OCttjWrK5_uSHO_3Hkg-:22 a=6p7i1KfuiaOVgevG592h:22 X-SECURESERVER-ACCT: glimrick AT epilitimus DOT com Subject: Re: [geda-user] gcode for carving pcb's on a milling machine? To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com References: <2664379 DOT IGsEI4RXM2 AT coyote> <4057356 DOT nfURnXZsIj AT coyote> From: "Glenn (glimrick AT epilitimus DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" Message-ID: <14177786-7f97-9ec2-acc7-0430d9a54fa3@epilitimus.com> Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2022 09:59:22 -0800 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/60.0 SeaMonkey/2.53.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4057356.nfURnXZsIj@coyote> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - a2plcpnl0121.prod.iad2.secureserver.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - delorie.com X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - epilitimus.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: a2plcpnl0121.prod.iad2.secureserver.net: authenticated_id: glimrick AT epilitimus DOT com X-Authenticated-Sender: a2plcpnl0121.prod.iad2.secureserver.net: glimrick AT epilitimus DOT com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4xfBBHEtblj7WRjDfhW8E11NssKiSP4ZX6YYgjwDya1L1Ppo1Wijyc1EJxh2g23Gf1/NUksgVFKfN3V4nu+fbvfkZOkVokRW16AxP7j6bnT6igCiebbv7D QheiR1D52EmMwREhFMMt1O9w/q4v8loywFXpVoC8nJMQt5GFpsGt1TY90/wL/CUiy9/qGAALjFtW09iFw62eFxIRsZRiskKRD5mK4+fCr/ZQnDL69BR7Uzb3 Reply-To: geda-user AT delorie DOT com Errors-To: nobody AT delorie DOT com X-Mailing-List: geda-user AT delorie DOT com X-Unsubscribes-To: listserv AT delorie DOT com Precedence: bulk BTW While I haven't played with it at all yet linuxCNC supposedly was the ability to convert an image file into gcode. http://linuxcnc.org/ That was going to be my approach if I couldn't get gcode from geda directly. Looks like I will be playing with pcb-rnd as well now. gene heskett (gheskett AT shentel DOT net) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote: > On Sunday, 17 April 2022 10:40:53 EDT you wrote: >> pcb-rnd ( http://repo.hu/projects/pcb-rnd/ ) can load your PCB files >> and has built in milling machine toolpath gcode export capability. >> >> you can also view the the generated g-code in the related CAM file >> viewer camv-rnd before milling. >> >> http://www.repo.hu/projects/camv-rnd/ >> >> Both can be installed from a package on most linux distros, and now >> have gtk4 support. > > That sounds interesting. What does it use for a board designer? > > Thank you. > >> Regards, >> >> Erich >> >> >> On Sun, 17 Apr 2022 18:54 gene heskett (gheskett AT shentel DOT net) [via >> >> geda-user AT delorie DOT com], wrote: >>> Hi, I've been lurking here since forever, but am now wondering if the >>> geda suite of tools can now issue files in gcode to mill away the >>> copper and create a double sided circuit board, like I could a >>> decade back with the eagle program before they killed it by selling >>> it. I need to create and make a board for a MAP sensor, a 3 terminal >>> device that needs some onboard noise filtering. >>> >>> Cheers, Gene Heskett. >>> -- >>> >>> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: >>> soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." >>> >>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) >>> If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law >>> respectable.> >>> - Louis D. Brandeis > > Cheers, Gene Heskett.